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Matthew 3:16

NETBible	After¹ Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the² heavens³ opened⁴ and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove⁵ and coming on him.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 3:16	As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 3:16	After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,
NLT © biblegateway Mat 3:16	After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 3:16	The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God's Spirit--it looked like a dove--descending and landing on him.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 3:16	And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 3:16	And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 3:16	When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.
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KJV	And <2532> Jesus <2424>_, when he was baptized <907> (5685)_, went up <305> (5627) straightway <2117> out of <575> the water <5204>_: and <2532>_, lo <2400> (5628)_, the heavens <3772> were opened <455> (5681) unto him <846>_, and <2532> he saw <1492> (5627) the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> descending <2597> (5723) like <5616> a dove <4058>_, and <2532> lighting <2064> (5740) upon <1909> him <846>_:
NASB © biblegateway Mat 3:16	After being baptized <907> , Jesus <2424> came <305> up immediately <2117> from the water <5204> ; and behold <2400> , the heavens <3772> were opened <455> , and he saw <3708> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> descending <2597> as a dove <4058> and lighting <2064> on Him,
NET [draft] ITL	After <1161> Jesus <2424> was baptized <907> , just as <2117> he was coming up <305> out <575> of the <3588> water <5204> , the <3588> heavens <3772> opened <455> and <2532> he saw <1492> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> descending <2597> like <5616> a dove <4058> and coming <2064> on <1909> him <846> .
GREEK	baptisyeiv o ihsouv euyuv anebh tou udatov kai idou ouranoi kai eiden yeou katabainon peristeran ercomenon auton

NETBible

After¹ Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the² heavens³ opened⁴ and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove⁵ and coming on him.

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

²tn Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

³tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.

⁴tc ‡ αὐτῷ (autw, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א¹ C D^s L W 0233 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁵sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.